Husbands on Botox: How Desirable is a Wrinkle Free Wife?

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As I approach 40, I'm seeing a few lines and wrinkles that I never had before. My initial reaction is, "Oh my God! No!!!! How could this happen?" After freaking out for a few days and mourning my lost youth, I had a major epiphany about my seemingly sudden onsite of tiny lines: I'M GETTING OLDER! (Duh.)

Really, is that so awful? I'm not talking about anything new here. There's celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis who speak openly about letting the aging process happen gracefully. As quoted in Celebitchy, "Actress/author Jamie Lee Curtis, who turns 50 this year, is one of the few Hollywood stars who isn't chock full o' Botox and silicone- and now she's going public with how she feels about aging and beauty. Curtis appears on this month's cover of AARP magazine topless, with little makeup and zero airbrushing. You know, like normal people."

It's a bit disconcerting that just doing what our bodies are supposed to do is considered brave. Not too long ago, women like Susan B. Anthony. and Lousia May Alcott were still considered role models for our little girls. I wonder if Susan B. Anthony were alive today if we'd see her "Before Getting The Right to Vote" and "After Getting the Right To Vote" botox photos. Would Louisa May Alcott changed her title from Little Women to Big Breast Enhanced Teenagers?"

I'm not saying that beauty is not an issue - now or throughout history. I'd also be lying if I didn't mention that my almost-40's crows feet is starting to give me pause. "Should I do a tiny nip and tuck now... while I'm still young... just to ease the inevitable sags later?" Maybe one day I'll succumb, but for now, the answer is a resounding, "HELL NO."

What's the point? If you look around at women in their sixties, whether they've had a facelift, tummy tuck, botox or lipo, they still look like a sixty-something woman. In fact, most of them look like a sixty-something woman WHO HAS HAD WORK DONE.

What is this look about? This attempt to turn back time when, like trying to keep the sun from rising, is only going to exhaust us emotionally and mentally later on?

Call me crazy, and perhaps a bit naive, but I have no doubt that if Rex were hit by a bus in his sixties that I'd have no trouble meeting a man ten years younger, and cuter, than myself. (Can we say "Cougar for 500?"--- A cougar without any work done to her fur, thank you very much.) Would my new romance be attributed to a no-frown line face? My lack of cottage-cheese thighs thanks to an over paid fat-sucking surgery? (Sorry Grandkids. No bonds for you. I put them all toward my thighs... but don't I look fabulous?)

I'm betting the farm (the farm I didn't have to sell to pay for a ridiculous facelift) that I'd nab my hot fifty year old due to my ability to laugh. Funny trumps big boob boring every time. some men (still wearing their highschool letterman jackets to their AARP meetings) might disagree. They'd likely look at me on first glance and think,"60 year old bag... no way." For them, I'd be sooo grateful. Because marriage with Rex - a man of honor and integrity - is hard enough. After thirty years of dealing with his crap, I certainly wouldn't want another piece of superficial ca-cal thrown my way. Let those dudes steal their third wives from their best friends on Facebook. I'd be much happier sitting at home with my soft skin, watching re-runs of Trapper John M.D.. (Don't get that reference? Then you're way younger than me.)

I cringe at my tiny wrinkles. If I could erase my smile lines, I would. But I'd never trade them in for my penchant for laughter - inherited by my father. I'd not turn in my crow's feet for an eye for generosity inherited by my mom. And perhaps most importantly, I'd never return Rex who loves me despite some flaws. (And honestly, he knows that I love myself, and that kind of power is sexier than a boob job any day of the week. I don't care what you say.)

Men of substance out there - I want to hear from you. How important is it that your wife be wrinkle free and perfect? Would you rather have more sex with a real woman in a long term relationship or sometimes-sex with a fifty year old Pamela Anderson wanna-be? If your answer is the second, good luck with those fish lips. And despite a wrinkle free brow, those hot flashes can be a killer.